- Grip the front handle with your left hand. Put your right foot on the lower section of the rear handle
pressing the machine against the ground. Pull the starter handle with your right hand until the
engine starts. Never twist the starter cord around your hand.
- Push in the choke control as soon as the engine starts, with the choke pulled out the engine will
stop after a few seconds. (If the engine stops anyway, pull the starter handle again.)
- Press the throttle trigger to disengage the start throttle and the machine will idle.
With a warm engine:
- Make sure that the stop switch (STOP) is in the left position.
- Set the choke control in the choke position. The choke position is also the automatic start throttle
position.
- Decompression valve: Press in the valve to reduce the pressure in the cylinder, this is to assist
starting the power cutter. The decompression valve should always be used when starting. The valve
automatically returns to its initial position when the machine starts.
- Push the choke control to disable the choke (the start throttle position remains).
- Grip the front handle with your left hand. Put your right foot on the lower section of the rear handle
pressing the machine against the ground. Pull the starter handle with your right hand until the
engine starts. Never twist the starter cord around your hand.
NOTICE! Pull with your right hand out the starter cord slowly until you feel a resistan-
ce (as the starter pawls engage) and then pull rmly and rapidly.
Do not pull the starter cord all the way out and do not let go of the starter handle
when the cord is fully extended. This can damage the machine.
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